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well............... i had my OB appt today and it turns out that i do have GD! my BSL should not of been over 5.0 and it ended up being 5.1! so not happy! so now i have an appt with Diabetes clinic or something and will have to start monitoring my BSL 4 times a day!!!!!!
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Hj sorry to hear that you had GD. I just have a quick question for you, did you have the 1 hour test or the 2 hour test?
just cause i got my results but i havent spoke to the dr and now i am wondering if my results were ok....
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Mummyof4 -i had both the tests done! and both times i was over by 0.1!
what test did u have and what were ur results if u don't mind me asking? i so hope everything is okay for you!
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I had the 2 hour fasting test with the 3 blood tests taken an hour apart and the results were
4.7
5.1
and 5.7
now i am freaking out
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That's a very good result! If it is over 7.8 then you would be classed as having GD. I had 7.7, so 0.1 less but didnt have GD.
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Wow not over 5.0?? - i had GD with my 1st pregnancy and had both the 1 hr and 2 hr tests and was told anything over 7.5-7.8 was considered GD. Both tests for me came back at 9.2 and 9.4 so yeah, def GD!! - 5.0 seems very low to be diagnosed as GD
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I didnt notice those figures, but I agree that seems way too low!! I wonder if they mean the "fasting" level shouldnt be over 5.0? That is really weird as I've never heard of the cut off being that low - I know at the lab that did my test their upper range was 7.8 as the cut-off. Also in pregnancy the levels they say you show aim for when you DO have GD is 4-7 and that's 2 hours after meals (I just had a quick look at the diabetes australia website). hj1981 I wonder if they have mis-interpreted your test? I guess it will be interesting to see what the diabetes educator says at your appointment. You'll be able to know by your readings I guess.Wow not over 5.0?? - i had GD with my 1st pregnancy and had both the 1 hr and 2 hr tests and was told anything over 7.5-7.8 was considered GD. Both tests for me came back at 9.2 and 9.4 so yeah, def GD!! - 5.0 seems very low to be diagnosed as GD
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I;m thinking the same thing as PP, 5.1 is low, anything under 5 is considered 'hypo' for me. my specialists want my levels to be at 5.5 after meals, anything under 5 and im eating sugar like a mad thing because these pregnancy hypos are awfull!
if it makes u feel better my levels when i was diagnosed were 26.8. i really wouldnt stress too much hun, if they think u DO have it it looks like a very minor case and u shouldnt need any insulin
Thinking of u
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apparently i do have it!?!?
The first test my result was 8.1 when it shouldn't of been over 8.0
and the second test was 5.1 when apparently it shouldn't of been over 5.0!
But i have no idea if they were the fasting tests or which one they were - but even the GD lady said looks like u just scrape in as being classed as having GD!!!!
She took my first BSL today which i had 2 hrs after lunch and it was 4.9 so well and truely under! i have to keep my BSL's between 5.5 and 7.0!
Already i hate this!!!!!!
Skybie - my golly gosh! 26.8 - they haven't been that high since tho have they?
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OK i been thinking and im very confused!!!!
If when doing my BSL.... if my 1st one of the morning (fasting) has to be under 5.5 and than the other 3 that i need to do 2hrs after breaky lunch and dinner have to be under 7.0 than how come my BSL of 5.1 has classed me as having GD????????
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I am just as baffled as you are!!
the 2 tests you did, was one of them a 1 hour test and the other 2 hours? With the 2 hour one you are suppose to be fasting beforehand but the 1 hour one you dont.
4.9 after lunch is very good.
Maybe just monitor and see how you go - and if they are fine then "test" it out by eating something a little bit naughty (like something hi-GI or starchy (or chocolate!) and see what the result is 2 hours after. Also if you eat protein with a meal it tends to make the readings a bit lower too, as does exercising after a meal. Would you consider going somewhere else and having another test? (I know I wouldnt be racing to have the drink again but given your strange results)
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yeh a few weeks ago i did the 1hr test and got the 8.1 (when OB said it should be 8.0 or under)
than last week i did the 2hr test and got 5.1 (instead of 5.0 and under)
i will see how my levels go over the next few days and if they are good im not doing it anymore!
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for thw first month or so they were, not for a while though
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How did ur pregnancy go with GD?
Good apart from the GD. I couldn't control with diet so ended up on insulin. About 120 units per day by the end which is apparently quite high?
Did u have bub early?
Was induced at 39+3. Refused induction at 38 weeks but had CTG monitoring every second day until the birth.
Was bub big?
8 pound, 3.6kg so pretty average
Did u have a virginal or C-section?
Virginal birth - no, but I did have a vaginal birth lol
Did they have to monitor u while in labour? if so what did that involve?
I had hourly BSL monitoring and my levels started to rise even though I wasn't eating. I ended up having a glucose/insulin drip to regulate BSL. But this doesn't happen to everyone, I was on a fair bit of insulin.
Was everything ok with Bub when born?
Every thing was fine with DS. His BSL's were taken for the first three hours but all were normal so they left us alone. He went to special care for 30 mins for raspy breathing but nothing to do with GD
Was everything okay with you during labour and after?
Apart from the drips for BSL everything was fine. Took a couple of days for BSL's to return to normal and no problems since.
Was the 5.1 the fasting reading?
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